2004 Edinburgh Festival Fringe In a restaurant in Leith poetically and ironically (due to my post-colonial roots) named Raj on the Shore, I was doing a one-woman show called Curry Tales. Through cooking several curry dishes and feeding the audience, … Continue reading →

Yearn, yearn to be the outsider Who has no choice but to see with clarity And listen with intention Because you are the conduits of your ancestors songs I have lost two homelands Born in Malaysia At age six race … Continue reading →

I’ll start by some shameless name-dropping. The President and First lady of Mauritius Sir and Lady Jugnauth waited for me to get out of my make-up after the first night; somehow I don’t think they do this too often. They … Continue reading →